Let me paint a picture for you, it is a
gloomy, wet Sunday, not quite cold enough to put the heating on, but chilly
enough to dig out the slipper boots from under the shamefully dust ridden bed. Settled
down nice and cosy on the sofa, with very little to watch on TV until X Factor
starts at 8pm. The choice of picking up a quick, fun read springs to mind.
After a scroll through Amazon Kindle and spying one of my favourite authors
Lindsey Kelk’s selection of books, and a title containing one of my favourite
cities. I Heart New York seemed the perfect match for the day.
Angela’s running from the
world’s worst wedding for a new life…
Fleeing
her cheating boyfriend clutching little more than a crumpled bridesmaid dress,
a pair of Louboutins and her passport, Angela jumps on a plane - destination
NYC.
Holed
up in a hotel room, Angela gets a New York makeover from her NBFJenny and a
whirlwind tour of the city that never sleeps. Before she knows it, she’s dating
two sexy guys and writing about it in her new blog. But it's one thing telling
readers about your romantic dilemmas, it's another figuring them out for
yourself …
Angela
has fallen head over heels for the big apple, but does she heart New York more
than home?
To my
delight, I Heart New York is the first book in the ‘I Heart.. .’ series, a
series I shamefully have not encountered until now. I Heart New York was a fun,
easy read. It was just what I needed to read to pass the time on my Sunday, and
already it has me hooked enough that I am set to buy the next book in the
series as soon as this is posted.
A Singles
Girls To Do List, another of Lindsey’s works has been an all-time favourite of
mine. So I should have expected no less from picking up this series. Maybe it
was the similarity in my age to that of the character in the book. But without
knowing it, I needed to read a novel about someone finding themselves again. Seeing
a character uncover an inner strength they never really knew they had inside
them. Angela, was a brilliant protagonist from start to finish. We see her grow
as a person; grow with confidence, passion and her career. All things maybe a
few of us hold ourselves back from doing from fear of failure or the fear of
the unknown. Angela was the definition of, it is never too late to change what
you hate, to change the path you feel you have been dealt, as at the end of the
day, you are the one in control. So essentially live the life that you want to
live.
I Heart
New York was filled with an array of characters, from Jenny Lopez at the hotel,
a fun vibrant character, who really helped Angela come out her shell. There was
also Gina, Jenny’s friend from the hotel and old flat mate, as well as Vanessa
and Erin too. A great group of girls who not only had fun with each other, but
also all became a support system for Angela, as well as towards each other as
well. They each had their own hang ups to bear and battles that they are
fighting through. But it was great to see the fun they all had together, and
really made you feel a part of the group.
A Lindsey
Kelk book would not be without its love interests, all of which I am going to
be very brief about, but let’s just say I am happy with the choice, and my gut
went that way the entire time. Lindsay just knows how to get them right all the
time. I say that, things could all change in book two…so I could end up eating my
own words….But for now. Yes!
Overall,
I Heart New York, is a fun, light hearted novel, about one girls journey from
one crappy situation, and just how she goes about changing that, and getting over
that. It is 100% a girly series, but a great pick me up, and leaves you feeling
empowered at the end. It is funny, relatable, and just one bumpy ride at times.
But will have you wanting more as soon as you finish. Bring on book two!
I have
given this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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